Assume Elizier has sway over, say, 5,000 votes—what he posts on this blog will effect the voting behavior of 5,000 people. If he uses that sway to say “vote for the person in the world you like best,” you get 5,000 unheard votes for random people. If he uses that sway to say “vote for a relatively popular candidate (at least popular enough to be on the ballot) who’s not a nincompoop,” you get 5,000 votes for non-nincompoops.
If the goal is to “send a message,” as is said in the post, I’d argue that the 5,000 votes for non-nincompoops will be heard more than the 5,000 votes for random people. The random people votes will go unheard—not a very good message.
I think I can explain the reasoning:
Assume Elizier has sway over, say, 5,000 votes—what he posts on this blog will effect the voting behavior of 5,000 people. If he uses that sway to say “vote for the person in the world you like best,” you get 5,000 unheard votes for random people. If he uses that sway to say “vote for a relatively popular candidate (at least popular enough to be on the ballot) who’s not a nincompoop,” you get 5,000 votes for non-nincompoops.
If the goal is to “send a message,” as is said in the post, I’d argue that the 5,000 votes for non-nincompoops will be heard more than the 5,000 votes for random people. The random people votes will go unheard—not a very good message.